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2022 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Accounting and Finance in the Plains States Region

6 Ranked Colleges
41 Degrees Awarded
$23,200 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Accounting and Finance Schools for a Bachelor's in the Plains States Region

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Best Value Accounting and Finance Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.

Accounting and Finance is the 302nd most popular major in the country with 3,100 degrees awarded in 2019-2020.

Across the Plains States region, there were 64 accounting and finance graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 41 accounting and finance graduates with average earnings and debt of $39,786 and $25,576 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Accounting and Finance Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region” ranking looked at 6 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in accounting and finance. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality accounting and finance programs that also have a lower cost than schools of similar quality.

When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the accounting and finance program at the school and the cost to attend the school once aid has been awarded. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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Best Value Accounting and Finance Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region

The colleges and universities below are the best for plains states region bachelor’s degree accounting and finance students.

Top 6 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Accounting and Finance in the Plains States Region

#1

University of North Dakota

Grand Forks, North Dakota
#2 in overall quality

Out of the 6 schools in the Best Value Accounting and Finance Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of North Dakota landed the #1 spot on the list. This fairly large school is located in Grand Forks, North Dakota, and it awarded 14 bachelors’s accounting and finance degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our plains states region bachelor’s degree accounting and finance students list, UND has also earned the #2 rank in our “Best Accounting and Finance Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. It costs about $15,738 for Plains States Region Bachelor’s Degree Accounting and Finance students per year to attend UND.

The student loan default rate at the school is 2.9%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Read more about Accounting and Finance at UND

#2

North Central University

Minneapolis, Minnesota
#4 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend North Central University. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Accounting and Finance Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region. North Central University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Minneapolis, Minnesota. The school has a small population, and it awarded 8 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our plains states region bachelor’s degree accounting and finance students list, North Central University has also earned the #4 rank in our “Best Accounting and Finance Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for North Central University is $21,142 for Plains States Region Bachelor’s Degree Accounting and Finance students.

The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 3.3%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Full North Central University Accounting and Finance Report

#3

McPherson College

McPherson, Kansas
#5 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend McPherson College. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value Accounting and Finance Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region. McPherson College is a small school located in McPherson, Kansas that handed out 2 bachelors’s accounting and finance degrees in 2019-2020.

McPherson College also took the #5 spot in our “Best Accounting and Finance Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. It costs about $23,667 for plains states region bachelor’s degree accounting and finance students per year to attend McPherson College.

Read full report on Accounting and Finance at McPherson College

#4

Bethel University Minnesota

Saint Paul, Minnesota
#3 in overall quality

Out of the 6 schools in the Best Value Accounting and Finance Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Bethel University Minnesota landed the #4 spot on the list. Bethel University Minnesota is a small school located in Saint Paul, Minnesota that handed out 10 bachelors’s accounting and finance degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Bethel University Minnesota, the school also landed the #3 spot in our “Best Accounting and Finance Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Bethel University Minnesota is $25,191 for Plains States Region Bachelor’s Degree Accounting and Finance students.

The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 3.0%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 85%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students.

Full Bethel University Minnesota Accounting and Finance Report

#5

Drake University

Des Moines, Iowa
#1 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Drake University. The school came in at #5 for the Best Value Accounting and Finance Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region. Drake is a private not-for-profit institution located in Des Moines, Iowa. The school has a small population, and it awarded 2 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Drake not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best Accounting and Finance Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list. It costs about $29,432 for Plains States Region Bachelor’s Degree Accounting and Finance students per year to attend Drake University.

The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 86%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The student loan default rate at the school is 2.2%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. Since the school has a student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors.

Full Drake University Accounting and Finance Report

#6

Tabor College

Hillsboro, Kansas
#6 in overall quality

Tabor College came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Accounting and Finance Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region ranking. Located in Hillsboro, Kansas, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 5 degrees to qualified bachelors’s accounting and finance students in 2019-2020.

Tabor not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #6 on our “Best Accounting and Finance Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list. It costs about $24,221 for Plains States Region Bachelor’s Degree Accounting and Finance students per year to attend Tabor College.

Read more about Accounting and Finance at Tabor College

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Notes and References

References

  • The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), a branch of the U.S. Department of Education (DOE) serves as the core of our data about colleges.
  • Some other college data, including much of the graduate earnings data, comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s (College Scorecard).
  • Information about the national average student loan default rate is from the U.S. Department of Education and refers to data about the 2016 borrower cohort tracking period for which the cohort default rate (CDR) was 10.1%.

Read more about our data sources and methodologies

Footnotes

  • *Average salary, average net price, and average tuition and fees are for the top schools only.
  • Some schools otherwise deserving of recognition may have been removed from this ranking in the event that new data identified post-publication warranted it, or at the request of the school.

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